Ribery relief as injury is not serious

Ribery lasted just 17 minutes of the Bundesliga match at the VW-Arena before he was forced off. It had been feared the winger may have torn ligaments, but tests carried out in Munich revealed he has only sprained his knee and he could be back in action within a fortnight.

''I am very happy and also relieved,'' Ribery on Bayern's website.

The 27-year-old admitted he had spent a ''sleepless night'' with ''strong
pain'' in his knee after returning from Wolfsburg.

Given the diagnosis, Ribery will rest for the next five days before returning
to training shortly before next weekend's clash with Kaiserslautern, which he
will miss.

He is also likely to miss the DFB-Pokal tie at Alemannia Aachen next week
before, should all go according to plan, returning for Bayern's trip to Werder
Bremen in the league on January 29.